Kahurangi-Marlborough Regionals Report 2018

Kahurangi-Marlborough Regionals Report 2018

The Kahurangi-Marlborough Regional Schools’ Debating Championships 2018 was held on Saturday 24th February, at Nelson College for Girls. Twenty teams were in attendance, with a mix of junior and senior teams.

This year the first round was a prepared debate on climate change obligations. The teams then had three limited preparation rounds, in which they debated on topics about private healthcare, and reserved places for Māori in medicine in law.

Garin College and Nayland College broke to the senior final, and had a thoughtful debate on whether artists should perform in countries with significant human rights abuses. Nelson College Junior 1 and Nelson College Junior 2 broke the junior final, in which they had an engaging debate on gendered marketing of children’s toys.

Congratulations to Garin College for becoming the Kahurangi-Marlborough champions for 2018, and to Nelson College Junior 1 for becoming the Kahurangi-Marlborough junior champions. The judges this year we very impressed with the high calibre of debates this year, and it was a hard fought competition.

We were very grateful to have the Hon Dr Nick Smith, MP for Nelson, open the tournament this year and to offer his own knowledge and experience on debating, and climate change issues.

A big thank you to all the judges, teachers, and parents who gave up their day for the tournament, and to Nelson College for Girls for once again hosting the competition.